Cambridge European Economic History (Volume 7: Industrial Economy: Capital, Labor, and Enterprise - Part 2: The United States, Japan, and Russia)

Author: (British) Postan et al. (Editor-in-Chief), (British) Mathias (Volume Editor), translated by Wang Chunfa et al.
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Publish Date: 2004-12-01
Features: The scope of the Cambridge History of European Economy that the Cambridge University Press explores and covers is not limited to Europe alone. It encompasses the modern economic development processes of various regions around the world, including the United States, Latin America, Australia, East Asian countries, and Russia, among others. Thus, it is, in fact, a history of the world economy. This volume primarily analyzes the internal factors of modern industrial economic growth, such as the supply of capital, labor, and entrepreneurial resources, and is mainly conducted on a national basis, including the United Kingdom, France, Germany, the Nordic countries, the United States, Japan, and Russia. The Cambridge History of European Economy is divided into three parts. The first three volumes form one part, primarily exploring the transition of European economies from the medieval to the modern era. It examines what factors determined why Europe, rather than other regions, was the first to complete the transformation from an agrarian society to an industrial society, as well as the changes that occurred in different economic sectors during this transition. The fourth and fifth volumes constitute the second part of the book, with a focus on the overall expansion in the 16th and 17th centuries and the Industrial Revolution in Europe. The third part is composed of volumes six, seven, and eight, primarily researching and analyzing the history of economic development in Western countries since the Industrial Revolution, including the United States and Japan.